Egypt sets law penalizing disclosing telecommunications customer data

The Personal Data Protection Law No. 151 of 2020 sets deterrent penalties to address the disclosure of customer secrets or data, whether by employees of telecommunications companies or citizens.

Article (73) of the law stipulates that a penalty of imprisonment for a period of no less than three months and a fine of no less than LE5,000 and no more than LE50,000, or either of these two penalties, shall be applied on anyone who, while performing their job in telecommunications or because of it, does one of the following acts:

1- Broadcasting, publishing or recording the content of a communications message or part thereof without a legal permit.

2- Hiding, altering, or obstructing any or part of a communications message they have received.

3- Deliberately refraining from sending a communication message after being assigned to send it.